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Botched punt sends Browns to defeat

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Deshaun Watson and the Cleveland Browns were on the verge of pulling off their fourth straight fourth-quarter comeback victory. Until it slipped right through their hands against the New York Jets. Literally. A momentum-swinging botched punt in a driving rain ...

Quakers are shaping up

CORTLAND — The Salem boys cross country team is getting in shape. The Quakers finished second out of 43 teams in the Small Division at the Legends Cross Country Meet on Saturday. Winchester Thurston, a private school in Pittsburgh, edged Salem, 101-107, for the team title at the Trumbull County Fairgrounds. Salem senior Luke Stephens paced four Quakers among the top 26 runners. Stephens was ninth out of 345 boys runners, covering the 3.1-mile course in 16 minutes, 15.7 seconds. Also for the Quakers, junior Colton Hall was 17th, freshman Taven Tice 23rd, junior Alex Rea 26th ...

Warrick leads way at OVAC

CAMBRIDGE — Beaver Local senior Luke Warrick highlighted area runners at the Ohio Valley Athletic Conference Cross Country Championships on Saturday. Warrick finished ninth out of 205 boys runners at Cambridge High School. He covered the 3.1-mile course in 16 minutes, 19 seconds. Oak Glen senior Lacey Cameron topped area girls by placing 20th out of 173 runners in 20:36. The Edison girls were sixth and the Oak Glen girls eighth in the team standings. Individual winners were University High junior Michael Gainer (15:22) and Wheeling Park junior Brenna Tipton (18:00). Both are ...

SPORTS BRIEFING

SALEM BLANKS SPARTANS BOARDMAN — The Salem boys soccer team posted its seventh shutout of the season, blanking Boardman 2-0 on Saturday. Jake Davis and Max Zacharias scored Salem's goals. The Quakers improve to 10-4-1 and will host Youngstown Ursuline at 7 p.m. in the "Kicks for the Cure" match. The Spartans were shut out for the fourth time and fell to 2-10-3. JUNIOR HIGH VOLLEYBALL 8th Grade: Beaver Local beat Buckeye Local 25-12, 16-25, 25-9 in the Buckeye 8 North semifinals Saturday. Beaver, Olivia Bissell 11 aces and 3 assists, Kendall Walgate 5 kills and 3 assists, ...

United inches closer to EOAC crown

MINERAL RIDGE — It was another running clock win for the United football team. The Golden Eagles led 35-0 at the half and cruised to a 45-7 win over Valley Christian on Saturday at Mineral Ridge. The Golden Eagles are 6-1 overall and 4-0 in the Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference. United can clinch a share of the EOAC title with a win at home against Wellsville on Friday. The Golden Eagles have won every league game with a running clock.